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Children of divorced parents Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons Fathers and sons Fiction Fathers and sons Juvenile fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Imagination Fiction Love Fiction Love Juvenile fiction Picture books for children Pères et fils Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseJones, Christianne C.
Summary: Harrison is a boy who loves life and likes to share with others, but as he grows older the people around him are finding that he stands too close and maybe hugs a little too much--until his father teaches him the Space Saver rhyme, a method for determining just the right amount of space to leave between himself and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: "A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises--both delightful and disastrous--on his first attempt"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: On a rainy morning, a father and son bond over a walk through a field full of freshly formed ponds teeming with tadpoles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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Summary: When a little boy see a long list of chores on the refrigerator, he utilize his creative energy with a green crayon to transform time spent with his dad into a celebration of fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZUPWilliams, Karen Lynn.
Summary: When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILTaylor, Sean
Summary: "Small Bad Wolf wants to be bad to the bone like his father, Big Bad Wolf, but the big bad wolf's lessons don't always go to plan ..."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2005
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TAYCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TayDahl, Roald.
Summary: James and the giant peach: A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2014
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Summary: When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCepeda, Joe
Summary: "Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CEPChaud, Benjamin.
Summary: Papa Bear wakes up to find his son missing, and his search leads him to an opera house and a command performance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHAFoxe, Steve
Summary: "Baby convinces Daddy to say 'yup' to everything for a day. What's the worst that could happen?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FOXTyler, Amy J.
Summary: When Nemo gets caught on his way to school, his father comes to the rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN TYLZiefert, Harriet.
Summary: Edward wants to be bigger than Daddy, so for one afternoon they pretend to exchange places.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Apple Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZIEMcBratney, Sam.
Summary: During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCBCervantes, Jennifer
Summary: To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CERCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FICTION CERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CERCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy Cervantes 2018McBratney, Sam.
Summary: During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD MCBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE FIC MCBCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCB (BOARD)Holt, K. A
Summary: Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOLAlmond, David
Summary: "Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say. But when Joe and his dad put their heads and hearts together, there's no stopping them. Together they climb ladders, construct towers, and launch rockets in a tireless quest to reach the unreachable. Airy and playful, Gill Smith's dynamic illustrations perfectly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCDRiordan, Rick
Summary: A large-format illustrated edition of the first volume in the Percy Jackson series, wherein he's "about to be kicked out of boarding school--again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RIOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J FIC RIORash, Andy
Summary: "After hearing about the total solar eclipse happening in two months, a boy makes a plan with his father to go see it. They drive to the perfect campsite, not wanting to miss the couple of minutes when the sun will be completely hidden by the moon. When the moment happens, being together makes it even more special. Based on a trip that author-illustrator Andy Rash took with his son to see the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: Always the new kid in town, Jason Trevino spends his time skateboarding, and when three new friends show him the abandoned amusement park they have turned into a secret skatepark he is delighted--so when Jason's father shows up with a crew to renovate the park he has find a way to help both his friends and his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TONKnapman, Timothy
Summary: Dad might not have a superhero mask or wear his pants outside his trousers, but his super snores can be heard a thousand miles away, he tells super jokes and can even make super-scary monsters go away at bedtime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDTaylor, Will
Summary: "Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice though, so he goes. On his first day, he takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Just like that, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022